Scheermeyer, Elly PhD, is Coordinator,
Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and
Development Program, School of Health Sciences
and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast and
Research Fellow, CNRC, School of Medicine,
University of Queensland.

Schermer, Tjard R PhD, MSc, is Associate
Professor, Primary Care Respiratory Unit,
Discipline of General Practice, School of
Population Health and Clinical Practice,
University of Adelaide, South Australia and
senior researcher, Department of Primary and
Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen
Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Schluter, Philip J BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, is Professor and Head of School, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand and Honorary Professor of Biostatistics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland

Sewell, Jill AM, FRACP, is Professor of Paediatrics, The Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria

Shadbolt, Narelle MBBS, FRACGP, MFM, is Associate Dean (Student Support), and Senior Lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, University of Sydney, Academic General Practice Unit, Hornsby Hospital, New South Wales

Shah, Smita MBChB, MCH, is Director, Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit, Western Sydney Local Health District and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales

Shakib, Sepehr MBBS, FRACP, PhD, is Head of Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Affiliate Clinical Lecturer, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Sharland, Eleanor MBBS(Hons), FRACGP, is a former academic registrar, Discipline of General Practice, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia.

Sharma, Shanel MBBS, FRANZCO, is an ophthalmologist,
Eye and Laser Surgeons, Bondi
Junction, Conjoint Lecturer, University of
Sydney and University of NSW and Senior
Clinical Lecturer, Graduate School of Medicine,
University of Wollongong, New South Wales.

Si, Damin MMed, PhD, is Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.

Siafarikas, Aris MD, FRACP, is Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Adjunct Associate Professor, Institute of Health and Rehabilitation Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, and Clinical Senior Lecturer, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia.

Sim, Moira G MBBS(WA), PGDipDrugAlcAbStud, FRACGP, FAChAM, is Head, School of Medical Sciences and Director, Systems and Intervention Research Centre for Health, Edith Cowan University, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Western Australia and a general practitioner, Dianella, Western Australia.

Sinha, Sankar MEd, BSc, MBBS, MS, MNAMS, FRACS, FACS, is Professor of Wound Care, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart and Professor and Head of Anatomy, University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales

Smith, William MBBS(Hons), FRACP, FRCPA, PhD, is Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia

Smithers, Lisa BAppSc, GradDipHumNutr, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in early life nutrition, Department of Population Health and Epidemiology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

Smout, Matthew BSc(Hons), MPsych(Clin), PhD, is Team Leader, Centre for Treatment of Anxiety and Depression, Adelaide, South Australia and Convenor, Australian Psychological Society Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Interest Group.

Speight, Jane PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, Foundation
Director, Chair in Behavioural and Social Research
in Diabetes at Deakin University Lead and NDSS
National Development Program for Mental Health
and Diabetes, The Australian Centre for Behavioural
Research in Diabetes, Melbourne, VIC

Spike, Neil A MBBS, FRACGP, is Director of Medical
Education and Training, Victorian Metropolitan
Alliance, Melbourne and Clinical Professor,
Department of General Practice, University of
Melbourne, Victoria

Spillane, Andrew J BMBS, MD, FRACS , is Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney and Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales

Steer, Neville MBBS, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, FAIM,
FAICD, is a general practitioner, and member, The
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
National Standing Committee – GP Advocacy and
Support, Victoria.

Sweeney, Kevin FRACGP, is Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, University of Newcastle, and CEO and medical educator, General Practice Training – Valley to Coast, Newcastle, New South Wales

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